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Four Ways Your Body Will Change Once You Turn 30

How Do You Look At 30?

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There are some things that get better with age. Wine, for starters. Cheese, arguably. But for most guys, your health isn’t on that short list. With age, the narrative usually looks a tad more serious starting in your 30s when compared to your 20s. You start to realize that your body’s responding differently to eating a full pizza pie on Sundays with the guys, and you just can’t seem to handle that next-day hangover like back in your college glory days.

Don’t be alarmed, fellas. Knowing what’s going on in your body is the first step to aging better (and, with more grace). Here, we go through four of the changes your body will start to go through after turning 30.

1. Your Athletic Performance Shifts

The ability to build muscle after age 25 starts to decline, says Lamm. This is because your body isn’t able to bring oxygen to the muscles at the same high rate, thanks to a slight decline in cardiac output, which means they can’t repair as fast. Translation? Maybe, that 250-pound back squat you were hitting at 24 won’t be the same at 40.

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2. Your Sexual Performance Shifts

Remember what life was like in your teenage years? You were ready to do the deed at any given moment and had zero problems getting an erection? As you age, testosterone production decreases, and your ability to keep things just isn’t the same. In turn, your sex drive decreases. But, like the successful athlete, keep in mind that you’ve been around the block a few times by now. Relish in the idea that you’re good at what you do, even if you’re not doing it every hour on the hour.

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3. Your Metabolism Slows Down

If you’re 200 pounds at age 20 and 200 pounds at age 30, it’s likely that you’re less fit at 30. That’s because you’ve lost muscle mass. Metabolism slows down with age, which means that you won’t be able to eat as much and maintain the same body.

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4. You Become Less Flexible

First things first, sitting at a desk day-in and day-out isn’t helping anyone. As you get older, you’re less likely to be as active as you were as a member of that young professional’s intramural team. And when you decrease your activity levels, you lose some of the range of motion in your joints you once had. Keep things malleable by incorporating 10 minutes of stretching first thing in the morning once you get out of bed.